托马斯F的历史. 弗里曼荣誉学院
最初, the 荣誉学院 was known as the Frederick Douglass Honors Institute, 在博士的领导下. 帕特里夏·威廉姆斯. 后来,博士. 桑德斯·安德森博士. Richard Pitre served as directors, with Ms. Linda coach-Riley and Program Coordinator. 当博士. John Rudley became president in 2008, he engaged TSU veteran Dr. 詹姆斯·道格拉斯，新任教务长，当时的博士. 阳光明媚的奥希亚博士. 托马斯·Freeman, and the TSU community to create “a first-class institution of higher learning.” In 2009, The 荣誉学院 was created by the TSU 校董会 and was aptly named 托马斯·F. 弗里曼荣誉学院保护博士. Freeman’s enduring legacy of academic excellence and as an inspiration to future leaders.
TSU leaders during the inauguration of the 托马斯·F. 2009年毕业于弗里曼荣誉学院.
Dr. Freeman served as the Founding Dean from 2009 to 2011. He was the legendary coach of the TSU Debate Team that is known internationally. He was also a distinguished professor of Psychology and Philosophy.
2011年，Dr。. 汉弗莱·里吉斯曾担任院长. He instituted many programs that are still implemented to this day, such as the Frederick Douglass Lecture Series, and the Course Augmentation Proposal (CAPS) for juniors.
2011年，Dr。. Elizabeth Brown-Guillory served as the Interim Dean. 在她的领导下, the 荣誉学院 flourished even further with the implementation of more systematic and focused advising system.
2017年，博士. Dianne Jemison Pollard, became the dean of the Honors college. 在她的领导下, new programs were instituted. The senior thesis program which started in 2018 has since then become the banner program of the college. The 荣誉学院 moved into the new Library and Leaning Center in 2019. With state-of-the-art educational facility, the college has since provided Freeman Scholars access to millions of digital resources and connections to global educational communities.
In 2019, the 荣誉学院 established the 弗里曼研究杂志, an open-access digital journal to house the Honors senior thesis. This program has given the scholarly works of Freeman Scholars some degree of global visibility and exposure.
目前,博士. 小赫克托·米兰达. 担任代理院长. 在他的领导下, the Senior Thesis Program is strengthened by the introduction of the Junior Thesis Exploration and Proposal Program (JTEP). This program provides momentum for scholars to start exploring topics for research, 探索可用资源, and connect with mentors in their junior year. The Frederick Douglass Lecture Series has evolved into a social media event, renamed TSU TALK/ A Frederick Douglas Lecture. 利用互联网的力量, lectures are audiovisually streamed live and recorded for YouTube. The 荣誉学院 is now actively seeking external scholarships and postbaccalaureate opportunities for Freeman Scholars, such as the McNair Scholarship Program and the Fulbright U.S学者计划. New programs are currently being developed in partnerships with other institutions and private corporations. These new strategies are aimed to provide every Freeman Scholars the true Honors learning experience, and access to all educational opportunities in order for them to be truly competitive in the modern workplace.